A PC12 PLT LANDED ON A NAVAL AIR STATION (TJNR NAS) THAT HE HAD MISTAKEN FOR TJFA.

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I WAS ON AN IFR FLT PLAN TO NORTH ELEUTHRA WHEN THE OWNER DECIDED HE WANTED TO GO TO FAJARDO; PR. I CHANGED MY FLT PLAN WITH CTR AND PROCEEDED TO TJFA. WHEN WE WERE CLOSE TO TJFA; I WAS VECTORED FOR THE DSCNT TO 100 DEGS. AFTER I CLRED A CLOUD BANK; ZSU TURNED ME TO 150 DEGS AND TOLD ME THE ARPT WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD. HAVING NOT BEEN THERE BEFORE; I TOLD THEM I HAD TJFA IN SIGHT; NOT REALIZING I WAS SO CLOSE TO ROOSEVELT ROADS NAS. ZSU CLRED ME FOR THE VISUAL; SINCE TJFA WAS UNCTLED. I CALLED FOR AN ARPT ADVISORY; NO ANSWER. I CAME IN FOR A R DOWNWIND TO RWY 7 (MOUNTAINS TO THE W). WHEN I WAS JUST ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN; I SAW IT WAS RWY 8 AND TOUCHED DOWN; BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. I REALIZED I WAS AT THE WRONG ARPT. I TURNED OFF ON THE FIRST TXWY AND WAS MET BY EMER EQUIP AND WAS STOPPED (BIG EMBARRASSMENT); THEN CAME THE PAPERWORK. WE FILLED OUT THE PAPERWORK AND ANSWERED SOME QUESTIONS AND WERE FREE TO GO TO TJFA 3 MI TO THE NE; INSIDE ROOSEVELT'S AIRSPACE. THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST HUMILIATING MOMENT IN MY 19 YRS OF FLYING. I HAVE PREACHED TO MY STUDENTS OVER THE YRS ABOUT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE AT ALL TIMES. THE TEACHER IS HUMBLED. TJFA WAS SNUGGLED BACK IN A COVE 3 MI TO THE NE. I HAD A PICTURE OF TJFA. THEIR RWYS LINE UP BASICALLY THE SAME; BUT NOT NEARLY AS LARGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE COMMANDER THAT IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN THERE. I WAS THINKING THAT; IF IT HAPPENS THAT OFTEN; APCH CTL WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER AND REMIND PLTS OF THE NAS BEFORE TURNING THEM LOOSE FOR THE VISUAL TO TJFA. I'M CERTAINLY NOT SHIRKING MY RESPONSIBILITY AS PIC; BUT WE'RE ALL PRONE TO MAKE A MISTAKE NOW AND THEN. SINCE THE ARPTS ARE SO CLOSE; IT WOULD BE VERY; VERY HELPFUL FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL. I WILL CERTAINLY DO MY PART FROM HERE ON OUT TO MAKE MYSELF MORE AWARE.